Editing 1027

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[[File:Robert magnificent statue in falaise.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Robert I, Duke of Normandy|Robert the Magnificent]] (1000–1035)]]
Year '''1027''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By Place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[March 26]] &ndash; [[Pope John XIX]] crowns [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] ("the Elder") and his wife [[Gisela of Swabia]] as [[Holy Roman Emperor]] and Empress, respectively, in [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Herwig|last=Wolfram|authorlink=Herwig Wolfram|title=Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms|publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press|year=2006|isbn=0-271-02738-X|page=102}}</ref> [[Cnut the Great]], King of Denmark and England, attends the coronation, proving his position as sole ruler of the Danish [[North Sea Empire]].
* [[May 14]] &ndash; King [[Robert II of France]] ("the Pious") sues for peace with his sons. [[Henry I of France|Henry I]] is crowned co-king of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] at [[Reims Cathedral]], but has little power to rule (until [[1031]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=William W.|last=Clark|authorlink=William W. Clark|title=Medieval Cathedrals|publisher=Greenwood Publishing|location=Westport, CT|year=2006|isbn=978-0-313-32693-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/medievalcathedra0000clar/page/87 87]|url=https://archive.org/details/medievalcathedra0000clar/page/87}}</ref>
* [[August 6]] &ndash; [[Robert I, Duke of Normandy|Robert the Magnificent]] becomes duke of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] after the death of his brother [[Richard III, Duke of Normandy|Richard III]].
* Duke [[Sergius IV of Naples]] donates the [[List of counts of Aversa|County of Aversa]] to a band of [[Normans|Norman]] mercenaries led by [[Rainulf Drengot]], who support him in the war with [[Principality of Capua|Capua]].
* King [[Sigtrygg Silkbeard]] of [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]] and sub-King Flannacán of Brega make a [[pilgrimage]] to Rome.
* [[Ealdred (archbishop of York)|Ealdred]] is appointed [[abbot]] of [[Tavistock Abbey]] in England (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[August 16]] &ndash; [[Bagrat IV of Georgia|Bagrat IV]] becomes king of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on the death of his father, [[George I of Georgia|George I]]. Queen Dowager [[Mariam of Vaspurakan|Mariam]] becomes [[regent]] for her 9-year-old son.
* Wedding of [[Emperor Go-Suzaku|Crown Prince Atsunaga]] of Japan and Imperial [[Princess Teishi]].
* This is the first year of the first ''rabjyung'' (60-year) cycle to start in the [[Tibetan calendar]].

=== By topic ===
==== Science, technology and medicine ====
* ''[[The Book of Healing]]'' ([[Arabic]]: کتاب الشفاء  ''Kitab Al-Shifaʾ'', [[Latin]]: ''Sufficientia''), a comprehensive [[Islamic science|scientific]] and [[Early Islamic philosophy|philosophical]] [[encyclopedia]] written by the Persian [[polymath]] [[Avicenna]] (Abū ʿAlī ibn Sīnā), is published.<ref>{{cite book|first=Lenn Evan|last=Goodman|authorlink=Lenn E. Goodman|year=1992|title=Avicenna|page=31|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=0-415-01929-X}}</ref>
* [[Song dynasty]] Chinese engineer Yan Su reinvents the 3rd-century [[south-pointing chariot]], a mechanical-driven [[compass]] vehicle (as recorded in the ''Song Shi'').</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Princess Shōshi (1027–1105)|Shōshi]], Japanese empress consort (d. [[1105]])
* [[Albert III, Count of Namur|Albert III]], [[count of Namur]] ([[House of Namur]]) (approximate date)
* [[Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]], Abbadid ruler of [[Seville]] (d. [[1095]])
* [[Ernest, Margrave of Austria|Ernest the Brave]], margrave of [[Margraviate of Austria|Austria]] (d. [[1075]])
* [[Fayun Faxiu]], Chinese [[Chan Buddhism|Chan Buddhist]] monk (d. [[1090]])
* [[Matilda of Franconia]], German princess (d. [[1034]])
* [[Sviatoslav II of Kiev|Sviatoslav II]], Grand Prince of [[Kiev]] (d. [[1077]])
* [[Ulrich I, Bishop of Passau|Ulrich I]] (or Udalrich), German bishop (d. [[1121]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Yukinari]], Japanese [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]] (b. [[972]])
* [[August 6]] &ndash; [[Richard III, Duke of Normandy|Richard III]], duke of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] ([[House of Normandy]])
* [[August 16]] &ndash; [[George I of Georgia|George I]], king of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] ([[Bagrationi dynasty|House of Bagrationi]])
* [[October 16]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Kenshi (Sanjō)|Fujiwara no Kenshi]], Japanese dowager empress (b. [[994]])<ref>[[Izumi Shikibu]] writes a poem to her memory.</ref>
* [[Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi]], Arab statesman (b. [[981]])
* [[Aurelia of Regensburg]], daughter of [[Hugh Capet]] and saint
* [[Dayang Jingxuan]], Chinese [[Zen|Zen Buddhist]] monk (b. [[943]])
* [[Dogra mac Dúnadach]], king of [[Síol Anmchadha]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Gadhra Mór mac Dundach]], king of [[Uí Maine]] (Ireland)
* [[Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno)|Hippolytus]], archbishop of [[Gniezno]] (approximate date)
* [[Sulayman al-Ghazzi]], Arab poet and [[bishop of Gaza]] (approximate date)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Noble |first1=Samuel |editor1-last=Thomas |editor1-first=David |editor2-last=Mallett |editor2-first=Alexander |title=Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 2 (900-1050) |date=December 17, 2010 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-21618-1 |page=617 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-R5DwAAQBAJ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |language=en |chapter=Sulayman al-Ghazzi}}</ref>
* [[Walter of Speyer]], German bishop and poet (b. [[967]])
* [[Yazid II of Shirvan|Yazid II]], Persian ruler (''[[shah]]'') of [[Shirvan]] ([[Azerbaijan]])

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